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Life Skills

The document discusses life skills and their importance for adolescent development. It defines life skills as abilities that allow individuals to cope with everyday challenges effectively, including adaptive and positive behaviors. Life skills aim to develop a balance of knowledge, attitudes, and skills through approaches that target these three areas. The document then outlines several frameworks and initiatives that have emphasized life skills education historically and provides details on specific life skills like thinking skills, social skills, emotional skills, and interpersonal relationship skills.

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Life Skills

The document discusses life skills and their importance for adolescent development. It defines life skills as abilities that allow individuals to cope with everyday challenges effectively, including adaptive and positive behaviors. Life skills aim to develop a balance of knowledge, attitudes, and skills through approaches that target these three areas. The document then outlines several frameworks and initiatives that have emphasized life skills education historically and provides details on specific life skills like thinking skills, social skills, emotional skills, and interpersonal relationship skills.

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“ Know thyself ”

INTRODUCTION

• abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that


enables individuals to deal effectively with the demands
and challenges of everyday life (WHO)

• Adaptive:- flexible in approach and is able to adjust to


different circumstances

• Positive behaviour:- finds a ray of hope, solution and


opportunities even in difficult situations

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OVERVIEW
• A behaviour change or behaviour development approach
designed to address balance of three areas: knowledge,
attitude and skills (UNICEF)

• Adolescence is a critical period for the development of self


identity

• Handle issues of independence, intimacy and peer group


dependence

• Facilitate the physical, mental and emotional well-being of


an individual
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HISTORY OF LIFE SKILLS
• 1986, Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion: making
better health choices

• 1989, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC):


education should be directed towards the development of
the child’s fullest potential

• 1990, Jomtien Declaration: essential leaning tools for


survival, capacity development and quality of life

• 2000, Dakar World Education Conference: learning to


know, to do, to live together and to be
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“K.A.V.E.L.S.” APPROACH

• Knowledge
• Attitude
• Value
• Enhanced
• Life
• Skills

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Life Skills

Thinking Skills Emotional


Social Skills
Skills
Creative Self Awareness
Communication
Thinking

Critical Coping with


Interpersonal stress
Thinking
Problem Coping with
Empathy emotions
Solving

Decision
Making

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THINKING SKILLS
• Decision making / problem solving
• Information gathering
• Evaluating future consequences of present action and the
action of others
• Alternative solutions
• Analyze influence of their own values and values of those
around them
• Ability to be original, flexible, and imaginative
• Raises questions and thinks critically

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SOCIAL SKILLS
• Verbal and non verbal communication, active listening,
ability to express feelings and give feedback
• Negotiation / refusal –skills and assertiveness skills
• Ability to manage conflicts
• Listen and understand others needs
• Team work and ability to cooperate
• To be accepted in the society
• Foundation for adult social behaviour
• Takes criticism constructively and reflects
• Use appropriate words, intonation and body language
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EMOTIONAL SKILLS
• Increase internal locus of control
• Believe that she/ he can make a difference in the world and
affect change
• Self esteem, self awareness, self evaluation
• Ability to set goals
• Anger, grief and anxiety management
• Cope with loss or trauma
• Stress and time management
• Positive thinking and relaxation techniques

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SELF AWARENESS
• Recognition of self, our character, our strengths and
weaknesses, desires and dislikes

• Helps us to recognize when we are under stress or


pressure

• Pre requisite to effective communication and


interpersonal relations; empathy

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CRITICAL THINKING
• Analyze information and experiences in an
objective manner

• Help us recognize and assess factors that influence


attributes and behaviour (values, peer pressure and
the media)

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CREATIVE THINKING
• Decision making and problem solving

• Explore alternatives and consequences of our


actions or non actions

• Look beyond our direct experience

• Helps to respond adaptively and with flexibility to


the situations of daily life
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PROBLEM SOLVING

• Deal constructively with problems of life

• Significant problems left unsolved cause mental stress


and give rise to physical strain

DECISION MAKING

• Deal constructively with decisions about our lives

• Positive consequences on health


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INTERPERSONAL /
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
• Relate in positive ways with the people we interact
with

• Able to make and keep friendly relationships, which


is important to our mental and social well being

• Keeping good relationship with family members

• End relationships constructively


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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
• Express ourselves, both verbally and non verbally,
in ways appropriate to our cultures and situations

• Express opinions and desires, needs and fears

• Being able to ask for advice and help in time of


need

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EMPATHY
• Ability to imagine what life is like for another
person, even in a situation that you are not familiar
with

• Understand and accept others

• Help improve social interactions

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COPING WITH EMOTIONS

• Increasing internal locus of control for managing


emotions, anger and stress

COPING WITH STRESS

• Reduce source of stress (make change to physical


environment or life style

• Know to relax

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INTERDEPENDANCE

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OUTCOMES OF LSBE
• Improved self esteem
• Self confidence
• Communicate effectively and assertively
• Ability to establish relationships
• Ability to plan and set goals
• Acquisition of knowledge related to specific content areas
• Make informed decisions and solve problems
• Think critically and creatively
• Empathize with others
• Cope with stress and manage their lives in a healthy and
productive manner
• To be passed on to their own children, thus influencing future
generations
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To be continued….

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